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The Big Chill
1983
105 minutes (1 hrs 45 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan
Starring
Tom Berenger · Glenn Close ·
Jeff Goldblum
· William Hurt ·
Kevin Kline
· Mary Kay Place
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
30th September 1983
Canada release
30th September 1983
Argentina release
23rd February 1984
Box Office Quickview
US box office
Box Office debut: 30th Sep '83
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $3.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 18
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
30 Sep,
1983
1
7 Oct,
1983
2
14 Oct,
1983
2
21 Oct,
1983
3
28 Oct,
1983
4
4 Nov,
1983
4
11 Nov,
1983
1
18 Nov,
1983
2
25 Nov,
1983
3
2 Dec,
1983
3
9 Dec,
1983
7
6 Jan,
1984
10
13 Jan,
1984
10
20 Jan,
1984
10
27 Jan,
1984
11
3 Feb,
1984
15
10 Feb,
1984
14
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
US total gross
$56.4 Million
Global total gross
$56.4 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
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facebook.com
Fri, 14th August 2026
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Vanity Fair
Wed, 10th December 2025
The Big Chill at 40: rewatching the defining ensemble film of the 1980s
The Guardian
Tue, 23rd May 2023
‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Glory,’ ‘The Big Chill,’ ‘High Society,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Enter the National Film Registry
The Hollywood Reporter
Thu, 29th January 2026
'The Big Chill,' about U-M grads, added to National Film Registry
Detroit Free Press
Thu, 29th January 2026
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Wed, 25th March 2026